Bulls VP John Paxson has 'arrhythmia issue'

In his postgame remarks, 76ers coach Doug Collins referenced Bulls vice president John Paxson, who left the team briefly for a long-planned procedure to address an arrhythmia issue.

“He’s like a son to me,” Collins said. “Pax is so much the guts of that organization, and I just want to send out prayers to him.”

Paxson, who is intensively private, responded in a statement, making clear the issue is of the outpatient variety.

“I have an arrhythmia issue I’m trying to get corrected,” Paxson said. “It’s something I’ve had before and planned this procedure over one month ago. Nothing more to it than that and had not intended for it to be made public.”